Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty

Question: which country has recently abolished death penalty ?
a) Kazakhstan
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) none of the above
Answer: a)
Context

  • President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree abolishing the death penalty in Kazakhstan.

Facts

  • President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the UN’s 2nd optional protocol of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(ICCPR)

2nd optional protocol of ICCPR

  • This protocol aims at abolishing death penalty in signatory countries.
  • It is a side agreement to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It was created on 15 December 1989 and entered into force on 11 July 1991.
  • As of now it has 88 parties and 40 signatories.

By – kameshwar shukla

Reference : https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-abolishes-death-penalty/a-56117176#:~:text=President%20Kassym%2DJomart%20Tokayev%20has%20signed%20a%20decree%20abolishing%20the,by%20then%2DPresident%20Nursultan%20Nazarbayev.